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The U.S. is the least efficient among countries with advanced economies when it comes to healthcare, spending the most on a relative cost basis and experiencing the worst outcomes, according to a Bloomberg data analysis.

The gap between Medicare payment rates and physician practice expenses continues to grow, according to a Medscape report.

HHS has issued a memo requiring all private Medicare plans give beneficiaries — including same-sex couples — access to equal coverage in nursing homes where their spouses live.

This past May, Moody's Investors Service put out a red flag to hospitals. The credit rating agency said if hospitals and health systems want to have a shot of success in the future, they will have to focus on quantitatively…

Last week, Moody's Investors Service issued its annual medians report for nonprofit hospitals, finding that providers had a strong balance sheet in fiscal year 2012 but profitability metrics were down compared with FY 2011.

Slocum Center for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Eugene, Ore., announced the addition of Heather A. Campion, MD, to its medical staff.

Lewisville, Texas-based Comprehensive Pain Management Center announced the addition of David M. Keelen, MD, to its medical staff.

The National Football League has announced a $765 million settlement in a case brought forth by 4,500 former athletes accusing the league of concealing and overlooking the dangers of concussions and other head injuries.

Providence Hospital Northeast in Columbia, S.C., has been named an Aetna Institute of Quality Orthopedic Care for total joint replacement surgery, according to a Columbia Star report.

James Ward, MD, sports medicine physician, has joined the Blue Ridge Orthopaedic and Spine Center in Warrenton, Va., according to a Fauquier NOW report.